Method Bead Grip wheels how low have you gone?

[3TV]

friends with the Bead Grips are finding their shops are not happy to see them come back a second time, as they're a good bit of trouble to deal with as well.

For what it's worth, one person's experience with a tire shop and bead grip wheels. When I bought my 40" Toyo MTs and Method Bead Grip wheels the tire store talked me into using aftermarket TPMS sensors. I told them I had heard that aftermarket sensors tended not to work with Jeeps, but they insisted "these will work". I had not even had TPMS sensors for a year, so I said go ahead and add them. Well, they worked about long enough to drive home. Then after multiple attempts by the tire store to reprogram them, they ordered Mopar TPMS sensors. They had to dismount all five 40" tires, change out the sensors, and install the Mopar sensors. All I paid for was the difference in price between the aftermarket sensors and the Mopar sensors. They returned the aftermarket sensors to the company for a refund, and they ate the labor cost of changing them. The manager told me they had been worried they would have a problem with breaking the bead with the bead grip wheels, but there was no problem at all. "They popped right off the bead" were his exact words. I'm not sure that is a good thing to hear about these bead grip wheels, but so far, I haven't lost a bead running 11 psi.

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[yokramer]

Watch the video before thinking you can easily replicate it...on the outer and inner beads...within an order of magnitude of their quality.

Do you think quality's ever been something that Greg shoots for?

 

[yokramer]

For what it's worth, one person's experience with a tire shop and bead grip wheels. When I bought my 40" Toyo MTs and Method Bead Grip wheels the tire store talked me into using aftermarket TPMS sensors. I told them I had heard that aftermarket sensors tended not to work with Jeeps, but they insisted "these will work". I had not even had TPMS sensors for a year, so I said go ahead and add them. Well, they worked about long enough to drive home. Then after multiple attempts by the tire store to reprogram them, they ordered Mopar TPMS sensors. They had to dismount all five 40" tires, change out the sensors, and install the Mopar sensors. All I paid for was the difference in price between the aftermarket sensors and the Mopar sensors. They returned the aftermarket sensors to the company for a refund, and they ate the labor cost of changing them. The manager told me they had been worried they would have a problem with breaking the bead with the bead grip wheels, but there was no problem at all. "They popped right off the bead" were his exact words. I'm not sure that is a good thing to hear about these bead grip wheels, but so far, I haven't lost a bead running 11 psi.

There isnt much thats gonna stop a tire coming off the bead to the shovel and hydraulic pressure of a tire machine.

 

[shane h.]

I have been looking at a set of machined MR703s for my JLUR for a long time. I watched Outdoor Auto's video (see page 2 of this thread) just to see what he had to say, even though my mind was already made up.

If you go to the video on YouTube.com, the video details includes a 20% off link for any Method wheels if you order direct from Method. It's legit. I got a 20% off code, then took the proof to my local Discount Tire and they beat the 20% off price. So, my five new MR703 wheels will be here Monday.

Just putting that out there in case anyone else is on the fence about the Methods. Basically buy 4 and get the 5th one for FREE.

 

[Duc Hunter]

I went from Method headlocks to bead grips. Could not be happier. Went from the 105 V2 5x5 17x9 -38 offset to the 703 5x5 17x8.5 +25 offset. Kept the same 285/70-17 KO2’s (for now). Saved over 6lbs per corner and I can really feel it. I think thats because most of that weight is in the outside edge of the wheel, which means accelerating and stopping the beadlock is much harder. MPG went up for sure, around town and freeway. Jeep seems to ride smoother to, maybe thats also the wheel weight.

Having wheeled off/on for for 30 years, done everything from Pismo Beach dunes, to Eglin AFB, to Rubicon…. I don’t see a need for beadlocks (esp with beadgrips around) unless its a dedicated trail rig, and even then maybe one your trailer to where you're wheeling. Most of my hard wheeling I did was done on non-bead anything’s, never had an issue.

I typically drop to 15 as a starting point, and adjust downward depending in terrain, load, etc.

 

[Oh_Jeepers]

sounds like most of the good reasons.

(FWIW, i did the Rubicon on less than 12 PSI on standard Mopar "Beadlock-compatible" wheels.)

friends with the Bead Grips are finding their shops are not happy to see them come back a second time, as they're a good bit of trouble to deal with as well.
but yes, beadlocks are not maintenance free , and do require some commitment, at least initially. i'd expect that anyone using them has to commit to being able o patch a sidewall or pug a tire in the weeds themselves.

$600? what some people will pay for something they could do themselves amazes me.
$800? that's just the AEV tax, isn't it?

personally, i'm not worried about "protecting" an *inner* bead, but my uses for single-digit PSI is more about sand and snow, and i'm not doing extreme side-loading in either case..

as for the Methods; i thought i'd read those were heavy. how do those weigh compared to comparable beadlocks??

Well got the 708 bead grip wheels and found them about 8lbs lighter than the factory rubicon XR wheels so the unstrung weight will be nice but have not had a chance to take them off road yet . I did run at 12psi with the factory wheels without any issues

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